People practicing open defecation, rural in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: People practicing open defecation, rural was 9.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in IDA & IBRD total stood at 9.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 38.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2024.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.8% | — |
| 2001 | 37.8% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 28.8% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 16.7% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 9.7% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 43.2% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 42.3% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 38.8% compare
- 16 Madagascar 36.5% compare
- 17 Mauritania 36.3% compare
- 18 Haiti 31.5% compare
- 19 Nigeria 31.2% compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0242 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.2951 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in IDA & IBRD total?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in IDA & IBRD total was 9.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.